{"id":1217,"date":"2025-09-29T12:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theclf.ca\/?page_id=1217"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:01:59","slug":"serina-dcruz-lewis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/literaturefest.ca\/serina-dcruz-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Serina D\u2019Cruz Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row el_id=&#8221;getting-here&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759042690060{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 class=\"display-2 special-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Authors<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h5 class=\"display-2 special-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Annu Kapoor<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Serina D\u2019Cruz Lewis is a poet who submits her work to anthologies, magazines, and e-zines and has presented original work at local Open Mic gatherings and recently at the Mississauga Literary Festival. She is an active member of the Mississauga Writers Group and the Courtney Park Writers Group. She presents workshops to encourage other writers to pursue their passion. Her experience as a teacher and yoga instructor, along with her keen observation of people and places, informs her creative expression.<br \/>\nHer recently published poetry book, Interwoven, is a poetic memoir that is both personal and universally relatable.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1205&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;xtd-shadow&#8211;large-hard&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;xtd-offset-frame&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758465188536{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758652481096{margin-bottom: 64px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\">CELEBRATING\u00a0 KNOWLEDGE<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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